Bender



Dec. 28, 1948. w, SMlTH 2,457,410

BENDER Filed July 25, 1946 V v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v 12 34 2525 I 1 M 571 55 I INVENTOE w; SMITH Dec. 28, 1948.

BENDER 2 Sheets-Sheet- 2 Filed July 25, 1946,

A .INVENTOR. Wallace/ 511% attorneys Patented Dec. 28, 1 948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,457,410. BENDEK Walla a .Sm sewer- 41 Application July 25, 1946, Serial No. 686,072

7 Claims, I 1

This invention relates to headers for bendable material and more particularly to benders for wire ropes, cables or other similar bendable elongated bodies.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel bending device suitable for use in bending wire ropes and cables and especially for forming eyes and like bends therein which is of simple construction and easy to use.

Another object is to provide a novel bending device which will supply sufficient leverage to make easy the bending of the heaviest wire rope or cable.

Another object is to provide a novel bending device whereby the wire rope or cable can be clamped in bent position to facilitate turning in of the splice or the application of clamps and the like to secure the eye of the bend.

Another object is to provide a novel bending device which may be readily and easily adjusted for any size of wire rope or cable.

Other and further objects of the present invention will appear as the description thereof proceeds.

For purposes of illustration, one embodiment of the present invention is shown in the accompanying drawings and is described hereinafter as applied to the bending of wire ropes or cables. However, this embodiment should in .no way be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention which may be applied to the bending of any suitable material including pipes, bars, rods and the like. Reference should therefore be had to the appended claims to determine the scope of this invention.

In the several figures in which like reference characters indicate similar par-ts,

Fig. 1 is a side view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a to view of Fig. .1; and

Figs. 3 and 4 show the device with its parts in the relative positions taken after the bend-lathe material has been formed and with the "operating lever broken away, Fig. 3 showing the device as seen from the right hand of Fig. 1 and Fig. .4 being a side view of Fig. 3.

For purposes of clarity the material to be bent has been omitted from the drawings.

In the several figures, H! is a base provided with a cross member ll to provide lateral stability and a foot member [2. Mounted on base It is a plate 53 secured at M to base Hi and elevated at its opposite end by a riser (5 to which it is secured and which is in turn secured to base H A trough-shaped receiving member [6 of semi-circular cross section is sei 2 cured "along the medial line .of plate 13. rounded and axially bored hinge element H is formed integral-1y with or suitably secured to plate l3.

A link it. is provided with axially bored hinge elements [9 and 20 which are spaced to receive hinge :element 51:! between them. A hinge pin v21 completes the hinge assembly, connecting link 1-,8 rotatably .to plate i3. Cotter pins 22 hold hingev pin 2! in place.

Hinge elements 23 and 24 are formed integrally with or are otherwise suitably secured to the other end of link I8 and are axially bored to. receive a hinge pin 25 secured in place bywtter pins '26.. The hinge elements 23 and '24 are spaced apart to receive between them an axially bored :hinge element 21 which is formed inte grally :withor suitablysecured to a plate memher 528, whereby link [:8 and plate 28 are rotatably connected. A trough-shaped receiving member '29 of rsemiacircular cross section is secured alongthe-medial line :of .plate .28.. An opcrating handle 39 is secured on the undersideof plate 28 (Fig. l). and may be given an .angular displacement. at 131 to. allow handle 30 tocle'ar the .wire or cable when in bent position as may be more clearly :seen in Fig. .4.

Link ll8carri'es an upstanding :hook -32 so. that it .wire or cable :is to :be bent about a thinnble,-,it maytbeslipped under the hook and thereby held in position during the bending of the wire orxcable.

Plate 28 carries latch members 33 and 34 to engagethe hooked ends :35 and 36 of latches .3? and 38 which are in turn pivotally mounted on base H as at 39 and M), respectively.

.When the :device is to housed, the wire rope, cable 101' the like to be bent is placed int-rang! shaped receiving members t6 and 29 and under hook'32 witha .sufficient length extending be yond the left end :of trough-shaped receiving member 29.as seeni-n Fig. 1 to provide the necessary lap ,for'spli'cingior 'affixing clamps :or other suitable securing means after the bend or eye has been made. If a thi-mble is .to be used it is nowslipped over the wire rope or cable and under hook 3-2 .to hold the thimble in place. Handle -30 is now grasped and rotated in a clockwise direction as seen in Fig. 1-, rotating the link l8 about hinge pin 2! and plate 28 about hinge pin 25 until the parts reach the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4, when the length beyond the end of trough 29 will lie upon and extend parallel to the standing part leading to trough-shaped receiving member l6. Latches 31 and 38 are The length of link [8 and the height and size of hook 32 will vary with the dimensions of the Wire rope or cable to be bent. Links and hooks of desired size may be readily and easily installed by withdrawing hinge pins 2| and 25, substituting side by side relation but spaced apart by the proximately parallel to said first named work receiving member at which time said second named work receiving member may be engaged by said latches. I v

4. A bending device of the class described comprising three members arranged in end to end relation with their adjacent ends pivotally connected, the two outer members comprising trough-shaped work receiving means, and operating meansconnected toon'e of said outer mem- 1 bers' for bending the linkage and the worktherein back upon itself until said outer members are in 3 intermediate member.

the link [8 by another of different size, and re-v placing the hinge pins 2] and 25.

It will now be apparent that the present invention provides a novel bender for bendable material which is of simple construction, easyto use;

readily and easily adjustable for any size of material to be bent and which can be used to clamp;

the material in bent position while the ends of the material beyond the bend are secured together. a

Changes or modifications of the above de scribed illustrative embodiment of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and may now occur to those skilled in the art. Reference should thereforebe made to the appended claims to determine the" scope of the invention.

What is claimed is: x

1. In a device of the class described, a troughshaped receiving member for the material to be bent, a link hinged to said receiving member, a second trough-shaped receiving member hinged to said link, and an operating handle secured to said second named receiving member, the hinges being so constructed and arranged that when saidhandle is rotated one of said receiving membersis moved into position beside and approximately parallel to the other of said receiving members.

2. In a device of the class described, a trough-- shaped work'receiving member, a link'hinged to. said Work receiving member, a second trough-= shaped work receiving member hinged to said link, and an operating handle secured tosaid second named Work receiving member, the hinges being so constructed and arranged that when said I handle is rotated one of said work receiving members is moved into a position beside and approximately parallel to the other of said Work receiving members.

3. In a device of the class described, a base, a'

plate secured to said base, a work receiving trough-shaped member secured to said plate,'a link hinged to said plate, an upstanding hook shaped thimble engaging member mounted upon said link, a second plate hinged to said link, a second Work receiving trough-shaped member secured to said second named plate, an operating handle secured to said second named plate, and

latches pivotally mounted on said base to engage said second named plate, the hingesv being so constructed and arranged that when said handle. is rotated said second named work receiving member is moved into a position above and ap'- 5. A bending device of the class described comprising-three members arranged in end to end relation means for pivotally connecting adjacent ends' of said members including removable pivot pins, the two outer members comprising trough shaped work receiving means, and operating means connected to one of said outer members for bending the linkage and the work therein back upon itself until said outer members are in side by side relation but spaced apart by the.

intermediate member said removable pivot pins allowing ready replacement of said intermediate member. I I

6. In a device of the class described, a troughshaped workreceiving member, a link hinged to said work receiving member, a second troughshaped Work receiving member hinged to said. link, latches connected with one of said receiving members and-movable into latching engagement.

with the other of said receiving members to lock I said work receiving members in position, and an operating handle secured tov said second named work receiving member, the hinges being so constructed and arranged that When said handle is rotated one of said work receiving members is moved into a position beside and approximately parallel to the other of said work receiving;

members.

'7. In a device, of the class described, a troughshapedwork receiving member, a link hinged to said work receiving member, an upstanding hook-' shaped thimble engaging member mounted upon said link,- and an operating handle secured to said. second named Work receiving member, the

hinges beingso constructed and arranged thatwhensaid handle is rotated one of said work receiving membersis moved into a position beside and approximately parallel to theother of said work receiving members.

WALLACE A. SMITH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: I

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name- Date 72,669 Noland Dec. 24, 1867 1,167,760 'Jones Jan. 11, 1916 1,283,140 Frank Oct. 29, 1918 2,414,926 Burke Jan.'28, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 499,425 Germany June 7, 1930 

